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+// Copyright (c) Benjamin Kietzman (github.com/bkietz)
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef DBUS_MATCH_HPP
+#define DBUS_MATCH_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+
+#include <dbus/connection.hpp>
+#include <dbus/error.hpp>
+
+namespace dbus {
+
+/// Simple placeholder object for a match rule.
+/**
+ * A match rule determines what messages will be received by this application.
+ *
+ * Each rule will be represented by an instance of match. To remove that rule,
+ * dispose of the object.
+ */
+class match {
+  connection& connection_;
+  std::string expression_;
+
+ public:
+  match(connection& c, BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_ARG(std::string) e)
+      : connection_(c), expression_(BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_CAST(std::string)(e)) {
+    connection_.new_match(*this);
+  }
+
+  ~match() { connection_.delete_match(*this); }
+
+  const std::string& get_expression() const { return expression_; }
+
+  match(match&&) = delete;
+  match& operator=(match&&) = delete;
+};
+
+}  // namespace dbus
+
+#include <dbus/impl/match.ipp>
+
+#endif  // DBUS_MATCH_HPP